Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design 1 Oct 24, 2011 3:58 pm Hi Everyone, In my new house I will have a hallway, about 10 meters long, leading from a rumpus, past bedrooms and bathroom to the master suite. I am after some ideas on lighting the hallway. The simple solution is CFL or LED downlights, but I think I will need about 5 and it is a bit boring. I guess the other alternatives are ceiling oyster type lights or perhaps wall sconces - maybe something like this: http://www.electricalproducts.com.au/glow-1light-wall-sconce.html or this http://www.buyster.com.au/Domus-Lighting-11116-11117-DOM1304.html which can painted to match the wall I am thinking about using dimmable lights for night-time trips to the bathroom, or perhaps something like this http://www.buyster.com.au/Prisma-LED-PRI-AW13-W-PMA1211.html to light the path to the facilities What do people think? Paul Re: Hallway lighting ideas 2Oct 24, 2011 8:45 pm You need to consider what you are needing the lights for. Do you need them to light up a linen press in the hallway or are they going to light artwork or photos on the wall?? Some sort of spotlights on a bar might be appropriate. If they are just lighting the way, then downlights or ceiling oyster lights, would be fine but you might not need 5 downlights, you might get away with less. We had lights to light the path at night in our last build (similar to the ones you are looking at). They are a great idea. I just had a quick look at your house blog. What an amazing block you have!! What? It's a lighting question, the control joint is only needed at 12m centres, a bulkhead or change of direction will suffice as a 'break' in the ceiling, just make… 8 8570 Might cheaper to changer your idea of what makes a home, have you considered building a porch? 2 51794 at most it will have a short lintel which could be moved up just below the ceiling or even above. Above means you need to patch the cornice and might need to deal with… 2 61372 |